> From: "Tonnie McBroom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I picked up a booklet last year of lace patterns of animals, >but I have no idea of how to make it, or where to start.
Hi Tonnie and all, What I have been told is Martine Bruggeman doesn't make any instructions when she designs her lace. It is up to the lacemaker to create her/his own style. I have quite a few of the patterns as I just like them so much. In my webshots you can see the "swans in a heart" it is from a pattern by Martine B. http://community.webshots.com/user/sonjasillay The thread I used is Bockens linen 60/2 and used the same thread but in 35/2 for the edge pair. I think the clue with this sort of patterns is we have to plan the work carefully before we start. First decide what side you work form - the front or the back. I worked from the back so I made the swans first as they are in front of the heart. Then the water, heart and last the green. If you have a scanner scan the pattern and look at it on the screen you can see so much more then. Experiment with twists, different stitches and colours. It is really nice lace to make and you don't use many pairs. Good luck and I would love to see your elephant in the webshot album when it is done / Sonja Sonja Sillay [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
